Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Alabama
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Alabama ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choctaw County | $239 | 0.178% | $111,800 |
| 2 | Lamar County | $235 | 0.217% | $112,700 |
| 3 | Bibb County | $233 | 0.204% | $132,600 |
| 4 | Sumter County | $231 | 0.353% | $84,100 |
| 5 | Coosa County | $230 | 0.271% | $111,800 |
| 6 | Marion County | $230 | 0.295% | $104,300 |
| 7 | Bullock County | $230 | 0.389% | $79,400 |
| 8 | Wilcox County | $230 | 0.367% | $84,200 |
| 9 | Perry County | $228 | 0.371% | $87,700 |
| 10 | Clay County | $228 | 0.225% | $144,700 |
| 11 | Conecuh County | $228 | 0.324% | $101,300 |
| 12 | Lowndes County | $228 | 0.408% | $80,600 |
| 13 | Butler County | $227 | 0.343% | $99,700 |
| 14 | Fayette County | $227 | 0.286% | $121,200 |
| 15 | Crenshaw County | $227 | 0.320% | $108,400 |
| 16 | Pickens County | $226 | 0.289% | $123,300 |
| 17 | Walker County | $226 | 0.272% | $131,100 |
| 18 | Washington County | $226 | 0.234% | $152,800 |
| 19 | Covington County | $226 | 0.251% | $142,500 |
| 20 | Monroe County | $225 | 0.315% | $114,900 |
| 21 | Winston County | $225 | 0.329% | $110,500 |
| 22 | Geneva County | $224 | 0.318% | $120,200 |
| 23 | Clarke County | $223 | 0.307% | $126,400 |
| 24 | Marengo County | $222 | 0.384% | $103,400 |
| 25 | Pike County | $222 | 0.270% | $149,000 |
| 26 | Hale County | $222 | 0.321% | $126,300 |
| 27 | Randolph County | $221 | 0.224% | $184,000 |
| 28 | Dallas County | $221 | 0.424% | $97,400 |
| 29 | Barbour County | $221 | 0.378% | $109,900 |
| 30 | Cleburne County | $221 | 0.289% | $144,200 |
| 31 | Greene County | $220 | 0.488% | $86,400 |
| 32 | Dale County | $220 | 0.330% | $129,100 |
| 33 | Franklin County | $219 | 0.338% | $128,000 |
| 34 | Jackson County | $218 | 0.308% | $145,800 |
| 35 | Tallapoosa County | $218 | 0.311% | $144,800 |
| 36 | Cullman County | $217 | 0.253% | $180,500 |
| 37 | DeKalb County | $217 | 0.338% | $135,500 |
| 38 | Lawrence County | $217 | 0.305% | $150,700 |
| 39 | Macon County | $216 | 0.489% | $95,700 |
| 40 | Chilton County | $216 | 0.336% | $142,300 |
| 41 | Escambia County | $215 | 0.395% | $122,700 |
| 42 | Chambers County | $214 | 0.382% | $129,700 |
| 43 | Henry County | $213 | 0.342% | $147,800 |
| 44 | Blount County | $213 | 0.299% | $169,700 |
| 45 | Talladega County | $213 | 0.369% | $137,900 |
| 46 | Houston County | $211 | 0.300% | $178,000 |
| 47 | Elmore County | $208 | 0.264% | $213,600 |
| 48 | Autauga County | $208 | 0.285% | $197,900 |
| 49 | Etowah County | $207 | 0.364% | $160,600 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | $206 | 0.374% | $160,100 |
| 51 | Colbert County | $205 | 0.374% | $161,600 |
| 52 | Calhoun County | $205 | 0.408% | $149,500 |
| 53 | Coffee County | $204 | 0.341% | $180,300 |
| 54 | Russell County | $203 | 0.414% | $152,300 |
| 55 | Cherokee County | $202 | 0.388% | $165,900 |
| 56 | St. Clair County | $200 | 0.305% | $218,500 |
| 57 | Morgan County | $199 | 0.349% | $193,000 |
| 58 | Lauderdale County | $197 | 0.375% | $185,800 |
| 59 | Marshall County | $197 | 0.381% | $183,400 |
| 60 | Tuscaloosa County | $193 | 0.323% | $233,700 |
| 61 | Limestone County | $190 | 0.307% | $255,100 |
| 62 | Mobile County | $185 | 0.481% | $176,600 |
| 63 | Baldwin County | $182 | 0.307% | $287,000 |
| 64 | Madison County | $165 | 0.404% | $267,800 |
| 65 | Lee County | $157 | 0.496% | $238,700 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | $144 | 0.596% | $224,900 |
| 67 | Shelby County | $143 | 0.450% | $298,700 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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